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QSL WRSJ “TIVA Radio” San Juan 1520 kHz

March 25, 2025 / / 0 Comments

A QSL from WRSJ “TIVA Radio” San Juan 1520 kHz from Puerto Rico. I received this station while staying on Curaçao. I sent my report to info@.com and Mr. Edwin Gonzalez was so kind to confirm within a day.

WRSJ “TIVA Radio” is owned by International Broadcasting. They also own WGIT 1660, a station that I have heard in The Netherlands recently. According to Wikipedia WRSJ brings an adult contemporary format, but what I heard was a lengthy and passionate discussion on side effects of the COVID vaccines.

QSL WBQN Borinquen Radio 680 kHz

April 12, 2024 / / 0 Comments

I received two short email confirmations to QSL WBQN Borinquen Radio 680 kHz. The station is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. I received it during my stay on Curacao over a distance of 760 kilometers. Their website is not much more than a streaming portal, but offered a nice opportunity to “spruce up” my QSL emails 😜!

QSL emails from WBQN San Juan, Puerto

The original call sign of the station was WAPA, which refers to the Asociación de Productores de Azúcar, or Puerto Rico Sugar Grower’s Association. It’s current call sign WBQN and name “Borinquen Radio” refers to the native name for the island of Puerto Rico.

The station identifies frequently as “Borinquen Radio, catorze emisoras en Puerto Rico!”. And indeed they have 6 other AM transmitter sites, each with a separate call sign, and each with an FM transmitter as well, so 14 in total. With 10 kW WBQN is the most powerful, the other AM transmitters are typically 1-2.5 kW. “La Poderosa” means “the most powerful” in Spanish.

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